Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in 1835, Pius X served as pope from 1903 until his death in 1914. Known for his conservative, anti-modernist philosophies, he became, in 1954, the first pope to be elevated to sainthood since Pius V in 1712. Two handwritten endorsements in Italian, both signed “Pius pp. X,” on a 5 x 13.25 off-white sheet bearing several other notations and endorsements, being an incomplete draft by a Portuguese priest who, during an event, had presented the Pope with several requests and questions. The first untranslated endorsement consists of three lines, and the second endorsement features four lines and is dated 1912; both endorsements are followed by the pope’s signature. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, several horizontal folds, light wrinkling, and tape repairs to reverse from separation of lower portion of sheet. Accompanied by an unsigned prayer slip bearing an affixed swatch of red cloth.
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